Think pictures are not important?
Wait until they are all you have left.

My soul pup, Lola, who passed away in 2024

"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well." Hearing Taylor Swift's lament evokes my own grief about the loss of meeting in person.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2021/11/i-remember-it-all-too-well

For those who know grief - @sarakathleenuk ‘s Grieving Tarot kickstarter is underway. It includes a tarot deck with cards through a lens of grief and loss, and a very personal book by her called You Died and I Hated it. I love Sara Kathleen’s work (I post her decks here often) and these are touching beyond words. http://kck.st/3Gm6JC6 #tarot #grief #death these images are from her book and deck

“Just by witnessing what we are experiencing in the Gaza Strip is perfectly sufficiently to wipe out the sanity of an human being.”

Ahmad Al Najjar

@photography @palestine
#Gaza
#grief
#mourning

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth)

#Wisdom #Quotes #WilliamShakespeare #Death #Grief

#Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos

I can honestly say, "I know who I am today because I knew you," But knowing you is also what caused my grief two years later. Join me and my therapists as we talk about its return.
#mentalhealth #grief #therapy #griefawareness #healingjourney #stopghosting #lifeafterloss #wicked #sundaysermon #love

https://rickollie.com/2025/04/13/navigating-life-after-heartache-and-illness/

Many people who've lost a loved one talk to them in their heads or out loud. Wind phones are a way of channeling that — often old-fashioned rotary telephones, installed in public spaces, where you can say all the things you want to say to the people you're grieving. Here's a story from Fodor's Travel explaining the idea's origins in Japan, and how it's become a worldwide movement. “Most of them are at beautiful places where they’re quiet, private, and in nature, which I think is important," says Amy Dawson, whose daughter died in 2020. "It allows us to surrender to our grief and express what we need to express.”

https://flip.it/hoyNpP

#senryu by frequent contributor, Dr. Randy Brooks. @brooksbookshaiku Randy is Professor emeritus of literature and creative writing at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. He & his wife Shirley founded “Brooks Books” and co-edit Mayfly Haiku Magazine. #poetry #death #haiku #loss #grief #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #lossofachild #illinois #spring #love

Tommy Clifford was a spontaneous, ambitious, and beloved Rutgers student whose life ended tragically in 1989. His story inspired my novel, Two Sentences—a tale of guilt, forgiveness, and a ghostly message that brings closure. Based on true events. FREE ON #WATTPAD
https://www.wattpad.com/story/379698872-two-sentences

#TrueStory #Paranormal #GhostStory #EmotionalRead #Forgiveness #Healing #SurvivorsGuilt #IndieAuthor #BookLovers #writingcommunity #grief
@creativearts
@writers
@Wattpad

#creativity process to honour all 3 bodies

**Mind
-emotions, thoughts and inner critic-

**Body
-physical sensations and in body experiences-

**Soul
-my intuition and messages from my guides, loved ones and ancestors-

Day 1
Conscious stream of writing

"It's normal that sometimes we feel not normal" - Dr Chia-Ying Chou #grief #grieving #bereavement

Getting Through the First Summer After My Wife Died

In the months after my wife Jane died, I kept busy to survive. This is a reflection on grief, parenting, and learning to live without her.

#grief #loss #parenting #widowedyoung #singleparent #personalreflection

https://open.substack.com/pub/soultoscribe/p/getting-through-the-first-summer

Early April is a tender time for me.

In today's #Substack post, I share a little about why alongside a new way to engage with my work.

https://theartypoet.substack.com/p/a-loving-remembrance

#amwriting
#grief
#griefanniversary
#mentalhealth
#selfcare

the circle shrinking
‘those who take’, overtaking
I grieve my youth

The Pissed-Off Boss #Limerick http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2025/04/06/workplace-limerick-2/

Grief, among other things.
Why my 2-3 chapters/week writing flow has pretty much dried up.
I’m not lamenting, just noticing.
Being productive, efficient, effective—this used to matter to. Too much.
Getting slow. Not just to smell the roses, but to feel the love that tastes like absence and an exploding heart in slow motion. This is good.
Last spring we were still doing our weekly chore days, in our respective gardens. A great friend. I’m missing him. Almost a year now.
#writing #grief

God is there for you
looking down from heaven
around the clock 24/7

This divine force
is the perfect solace source
in times of #grief
but for God's sake
a weary Lord would be thrilled
if occasionally
we could stand
on our own two feet
and self soothe

Free will atrophies
when you always choose
the easy path
of deity dependency

Mix it up once and awhile
and show the Master Creator
that though we always
appreciate his loving support
we possess the power within
to rise up and proceed
sans prayer crutches in times of need

“Everything OK?” asked Jin as Ari came out of the bathroom. “You took a while. I’m just checking in.”
“After the #grief of last time I wanted to be sure,” said Ari. “I was upset before. Needed to know.” She held a pregnancy test stick, but Jin couldn’t see the results. #vss365